Most of the Raptors aren't big on hockey, but at least one of them was pleased to hear the NHL would be dropping the puck shortly.

"I'm definitely glad hockey is back, I can't wait to go to a couple of games," said Los Angeles native Amir Johnson, a Maple Leafs and Kings fan.

Johnson was curious how the schedule would break down, he was assuming (correctly) that hockey players wouldn't be able to play three games in three nights the way NBA players did last year following the NBA lockout.

Interestingly, it was a Thunder beat writer that brought up hockey to Oklahoma City star Russell Westbrook. It was asked mostly in jest, but Westbrook weighed in anyway.

"I haven't really been following it, but I hope they got the deal they wanted," Westbrook said.

"I don't really know how the hockey thing works, how much players get paid or things like that, but I'm pretty sure when somebody loses their job or is out of work it hurts," he said.

Johnson knows the players will be raring to go.

"It's basically the same thing (as last year with the NBAers), you just really want to go out there and play, but at the same time, we want to make sure the money is right, because that's (a big issue) in every sport, make sure the money's right," he said.